OTHER INTERESTING FACTS

• There are at least eleven different species of Canada geese.

• The species differ in size, length of neck, body shape and voice (type of honk).

• The smallest is the Cackling Canada Goose which weighs about 1.4 kg (3 pounds) and are just slightly larger than a Mallard duck. It lives in the Arctic region.

• The largest is the Giant Canada Goose which weighs about 7 kg ( 15 pounds).

• Canada Geese are protected by hunting regulations. Governments are involved in the saving the wetlands and providing areas for resting and feeding. The geese were re-introduced in some parts of the US.

• Aleutian Canada Geese are listed as threatened. Many were killed because of a large population of Arctic foxes and red foxes in their nesting areas in the north (Alaska).

• Canada Geese have become problems in towns and cities. They inhabit parks and golf courses, eat the grass and leave droppings everywhere. If people get too close to the goslings, the parents may attack.